B1 Speaking Test Practice: 30 Questions to Prepare for Your Exam

 

Speaking is one of the hardest parts of a B1 English exam for many learners. You may know the vocabulary and grammar, but answering a question quickly and naturally can still feel difficult.

The best way to improve is to practise speaking regularly.

Below are 30 B1-level speaking questions covering common everyday topics. Try answering each question aloud rather than simply thinking about the answer.

How long should a B1 answer be?

At B1 level, you should be able to talk about familiar subjects using connected sentences.

Avoid answering every question with only one or two words.

For example:

Question: What do you normally do at the weekend?

A very short answer would be:

“I stay at home.”

A better B1 answer would be:

“I usually stay at home on Saturday morning because I like to relax after work. In the afternoon, I sometimes go shopping with my family. On Sunday, we often visit friends or go for a walk.”

Notice that the second answer gives a reason and some extra information.

A useful structure is:

Answer + reason + example or detail.

Family and Home

1. Can you tell me about your family?

2. Who do you spend the most time with in your family?

3. What do you like doing together?

4. Can you describe the place where you live?

5. What is your favourite room in your home and why?

When answering these questions, practise describing people and places as well as explaining your opinions.

Daily Life

6. What time do you normally get up?

7. What do you usually do in the morning?

8. What is the busiest part of your day?

9. What do you normally eat for dinner?

10. What do you like doing in the evening?

Try using frequency words such as:

usually, normally, often, sometimes, rarely and never.

Work and Study

11. Do you work or study?

12. What do you like about your work or studies?

13. What is difficult about your job or course?

14. What skills would you like to learn in the future?

15. What was your favourite subject at school?

If you do not currently work or study, you can still talk about previous experience.

Hobbies and Free Time

16. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

17. How often do you do this activity?

18. Do you prefer spending your free time indoors or outdoors? Why?

19. What hobby would you like to try in the future?

20. Do you prefer doing activities alone or with other people?

Questions about hobbies are useful because they allow you to practise expressing preferences and giving reasons.

Travel and Holidays

21. Tell me about a holiday you enjoyed.

22. Where would you like to travel in the future?

23. Do you prefer travelling by car, train or plane? Why?

24. What things do you normally take with you on holiday?

25. Do you prefer relaxing holidays or active holidays?

For questions about past holidays, remember to practise using the past tense.

For future plans, practise expressions such as:

“I would like to…”

“I hope to…”

“I’m planning to…”

Food and Shopping

26. What kind of food do you enjoy eating?

27. Can you describe a meal you like cooking?

28. How often do you go shopping?

29. Do you prefer shopping online or in shops? Why?

30. Tell me about something you bought recently.

These questions let you practise everyday vocabulary while moving naturally between present and past tenses.

How to practise these questions effectively

Do not try to memorise one perfect answer.

Instead, practise answering the same question in several different ways.

For example, answer a question once today and then answer it again tomorrow without reading your previous response.

This helps you develop the ability to create sentences naturally during a conversation.

You can also record yourself and listen again.

Ask yourself:

Did I answer the question clearly?

Did I give a reason?

Did I add useful details?

Did I use complete sentences?

Was my answer easy to understand?

Practise with an AI examiner

Reading questions is useful, but a real speaking test is a conversation.

AI B1 Examiner lets you practise speaking aloud with an AI examiner that asks questions, listens to your answers and continues the conversation.

You can practise whenever you have a few spare minutes rather than waiting for another person to practise with you.

The app also allows you to review your answers and identify areas that need more practice.

Practise these B1 speaking questions with AI B1 Examiner and build confidence before your exam.

Final tip

You do not need to use extremely difficult English to communicate effectively at B1 level.

Concentrate on answering the question clearly, explaining your ideas and keeping the conversation moving.

Ten minutes of speaking practice every day is usually more useful than reading model answers for an hour once a week.

Choose five questions from this page today and answer every one aloud.

Then come back tomorrow and try another five.

AI B1 Examiner is available now on the App Store. 

Download it today and take the first step towards B1 fluency!

Preparing for settlement? Read our B1 English Test for ILR speaking and listening guide.

Related practice: What to do if you don’t understand a B1 speaking question.

Related practice: Learn how long your B1 speaking answers should be and use a simple Answer + Reason + Detail structure.